How to get all article pages under a Wikipedia Category and its sub-categories?

Question

I want to get all the articles names under a category and its sub-categories.

Options I\'m aware of:

1. Using the Wikipedia API. Does it have such an opt

Answer 1

You can do this through the following two API methods:

For articles pages for this category

YOUR_URL/api.php?action=query&format=json&list=categorymembers&cmtitle=Category:Music

For get subcategories:

YOUR_URL/api.php?action=query&format=json&list=categorymembers&cmtype=subcat&cmtitle=Category:Music

You can get more info on Mediawiki API